Truck crash causes traffic delays on I-4

Traffic was delayed about two hours while the crashed semi was removed from the media. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL

TBO.com staff

Published: July 11, 2013

Traffic on eastbound Interstate 4 in Hillsborough County was delayed for about two hours this afternoon after a truck crashed near Milepost 23, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
According to a report, about 2:12 p.m., Noel Morales Riano, 23, of Orlando was driving a semi-tractor without trailer on I-4 in the inside lane when traffic ahead of him slowed for unknown reasons. Unable to stop, Riano steered the semi into the median, where the vehicle rotated and collided with a guardrail.
The collision slowed eastbound traffic on I-4 for two hours as the vehicle was removed. Riano, who was uninjured, was cited for careless driving, FHP said.

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